Racing

The 2017 ICRA Annual Conference will be held in the Castletroy Hotel in Limerick on Saturday, March 4th from 10:30am onwards.

Under the heading “We Must Talk about Cruiser Racing”, this year’s conference promises to be an exciting discussion on the hot topics surrounding the world of Cruiser Racing in Ireland today. The format of the discussion will be an open floor Q&A session chaired by Denis Kiely. Read more

A windy day 2 (20 knts winds) was not as kind to Rory who still scored very credible results (13th and 8th) in race 3 and 4 of the MS Amlin International Moth Regatta in Bermuda.

The event provides a great test to both Rory (3rd overall) and Annalise (24th) in a fleet of 49 entries…Full list of results here: http://bermudamoths.com/results

An, as always, greatly entertaining video below recaps day 2 where a “Moth Walk” technique was displayed by one of the competitors on the finish line approach…hard to know if it was voluntary or not!! Watch the video here

15 Flying Fifteen entered the NYC 2016 Frostbite series but, though the series was open to them to join as well, no Moth took part.

Race Officer Ian Mathews and his team of volunteers to made the most of the challenging conditions encountered over 5 weeks, ranging from no wind to established 27 knts, but seemingly with no “middle of the range” winds!

Niall Coleman and Michael Quinn easily dominated the eager pack behind them, winning 6 out of the 7 races disputed and discarding a 2nd place! Read the full post for full results.

The National Yacht Club would like to congratulate all its members who raced with distinction in the Dublin Bay Sailing Club various classes and series, from the Junior September Series to the Thursday and Saturday series across all classes.

Annalise will also be presented with the “Viking Trophy” for Notable Contribution to Sailing…

The Club’s annual general meeting takes place on Monday the 28th November in the Royal St. George Yacht Club at 8pm.

Read the full post for the full listing of DBSC Trophies awarded to NYC Members